Bookkeeping system



Oct. 15, 1940.

R. RANDZI O BOOKKEEPING SYSTEM Filed July 13. 19s? I) Penfor Patented Oct. 15, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BOOKKEEPING SYSTEM Reinhold Randzio, Reichenbach in Eulcngebirge, Germany 8 Claims.

This invention relates to duplicating pads foruntil all. entries are made. In view of the diamuse in typewriters to make duplicate records of business transactions.

One important object of the invention is to provide a novel pad ofthis character which may be readily inserted in and removed from a typewriter without disturbing the position of the several sheets making up the pad.

A second important object of the invention is 1Q to provide a novel pad which is so arranged that all entries, statements and the like required for a single business have one or more blanks therefor and can be'made on an ordinary typewriter.

In the accompanying drawing, like characters of reference indicate like parts in the several views, and:

Figure 1 illustrates a perspective view of the pad forming this invention;

Figure 2 illustrates a perspective view of the 2s) pad showing the manner in which the sheets are arranged and the manner in which they may be operated; and

Figure 3 illustrates an enlarged detail side view of a portion of one end of the pad.

Referring to the drawing, and first to Figs. 1'

and 2, the pad comprises several accurately superposed single sheets I, I between which carbon papers 2 are interposed. All sheets I, 2 are united on their right-hand margins-for instance 36 by a stitching thread 4 to form a firm portion 3,

and each sheet I, I is provided near this portion 3 with a row of perforations 5, so as to be readily detachable from its marginal portion 3' forming part of the back 3.

The first sheet I and the last sheet 5' of each pad are extended on top beyond the other sheets i by extensions 6 and cross strips 6' are doubled around the ends of the pad and firmly united with these extensions, which are separated from so the sheets by perforations, etc., by pasting or in some other manner. The pad is therefore firmly closed on its right side and on top and bottom by the cross strips 6' until the back 3 is removed and the extensions are separated from thebody of the pad. The cross strips 6' permit insertion of a pad in a typewriter and prevent displacement of the sheets I, I during this operation, which thus remain in accurate superposed position.

The extensions 6 of the top and bottom sheets make possible also full utilization of all intermediate sheets I, I, for which purpose the top and bottom sheets may possess the extensions 6 which" are preferably united, so that the surfaces of theintermediate sheets I can be fully typed in downward direction and the pad remains closed eter of the platen the sheets of relatively thick pads should be slightly staggered in longitudinal direction.

The first sheet I of the pad is the principal 5 sheet which receives the original entry. The top cross strip 6 of the sheet I has a tabular head 1 connected with a table 8 formed of longitudinal and cross lines. The height of each cross column of the table 8 is preferably equal to twice the 19 standard line spacing of 8.5 mm.

All sheets I disposed underneath the principal sheet I and assigned to particular work by the differently arranged guide markings or tracks comprise a plurality of entry strips positioned one 15 below the other in vertical alignment with the cross columns of the principal sheet 5. The strips are separated by perforations 9, notches, etc., so as to be easily detachable from one another.

The sheets I are made of transparent paper, a such as a Cellophane-like paper, etc., and the carbon papers 2 are preferablyarranged in the pad in such manner that entries are negatively typed on the back of the strips l. The back of the strips is preferably provided with an adhesive substance which becomes effective when heated or otherwise prepared in such manner that the copy of the entry made thereon can be transferred to account cards by decalcomania.

It is of course possible to copy an entry positively on the front side of the strips which then may consist of non-transparent paper, though writing on the backs of transparent strips, which are to be pasted on, affords the special advantage that a transferred entry is protected against 35 alteration and damage.

According to whether a debit or credit entry is to be made thereon, the sheets I of the pad differ in size, so that amounts are manifolded in the pad at the same point, but appear later on on the debit or credit side, when the shorter or long er entry strips are transferred to the associatedaccount cards, the left end of the strips being the guide for the transfer operation. 45

To prevent loss of the quite narrow strips I, when the pad is opened by cutting the threads keeping together the right-hand portion 3 and detaching the upper and lower cross strips 6, and to insure the orderly collection and sorting there-, of all strips of a sheet I remain united by means of their longitudinal right-hand marginal sorting strip 3.

The carbon papers 2 can be used for other typewriting work after a. pad is used up.

I claim: 7

1. In a bookkeeping system employing account cards and means for the mechanical transfer of entries to said cards, a plurality of entry sheets arranged in superposed fashion and means separablyconnecting the right hand marginsof said sheets to form a common stitched marginal portion, the top sheet being unitary and adapted to receive the original typewritten entries and the other sheets forming separable strips differing in size, carbon papers interposed between the sheets for manifolding entries made on the top sheet, extensions on the top and bottom sheets, cross strips separably uniting the extensions and forming relatively thin unitary extensions for facilitating the insertion of the pad-like structure thus formed in a typewriter, one of said cross strips having a tabular head, and markings differently arranged on the sheets as guides for transferring.

2. In a bookkeeping system employing account cards and means for the mechanical transfer of entries to said cards, a plurality of entry sheets arranged in superposed fashion and means separably connecting the right hand margins of said sheets to form a common stitched marginal portion, the top sheet being unitary and adapted to receive the original typewritten entries and the other sheets forming separable strips differing in size, carbon papers interposed between the sheets for manifolding entries made on the top sheet, extensions on the top and bottom sheets, said extensions being located at the top and bottom edges of said sheets and the extensions at the bottom edges of the sheets being defined there'- from by weakened lines, cross strips separably uniting the extensions and forming relatively thin unitary extensions for facilitating the insertion of the pad-like structure thus formed in a typewriter, one of said cross strips having a tabular head, and markings differently arranged on the sheets as guides for transferring.

3. In a bookkeeping system employing account cards and means for the mechanical transfer of entries to said cards, a plurality of entry sheets arranged in superposed fashion and means separably connecting the right hand margins of said sheets to form a common stitched marginal portion, the top sheet being unitary and adapted to receive the original typewritten entries and the other sheets forming separable strips differing in size, the several sheets having a weakened line defining said stitched marginal portions from the remainder of the sheets, carbon papers interposed between the sheets for manifolding entries made on the top sheet, extensions on the top and bottom sheets, cross strips separably uniting the extensions and forming relatively thin unitary extensions for facilitating the insertion of the padlike structure thus formed in a typewriter, one of said cross strips having a tabular head, and markings differently arranged on the sheets as guides for transferring.

4. In a bookkeeping system employing account cards and means for the mechanical transfer of entries to said cards, a plurality of entry sheets arranged in superposed fashion and means separably connecting the right hand margins of said sheets to form a common stitched marginal portion, the top sheet being unitary and adapted to receive the original typewritten entries and the other sheets formingseparable strips differing in size, the several sheets having a weakened line defining said stitched marginal portions from the remainder of the sheets, carbon papers interposed between the sheets for manifolding entries made on the top sheet, extensions on the top and bottom sheets, said extensions being located at the top and bottcm edges of said sheets and the extensions at the bottom edges of the sheets being defined therefrom by weakened lines, cross strips separably uniting the extensions and forming relatively thin unitary extensions for facilitating the insertion of the pad-like structure thus formed in a typewriter, one of said cross strips having a tabular head, and markings differently arranged on the sheets as guides for transferring.

5. In a bookkeeping system employing account cards and means for the mechanical transfer of entries to said cards, a plurality of entry sheets arranged in superposed fashion and means separably connecting the right hand margins of said sheets to form a common stitched marginal portion, the top sheet being unitary and adapted to receive the original typewritten entries and the other sheets forming separable strips differing in size, carbon papers interposed between the sheets for manifolding entries made on the top sheet,

extensions on the top and bottom sheets, cross strips separably uniting the extensions and forming relatively thin unitary extensions for facilitating the insertion of the pad-like structure thus formed in a typewriter, one of said cross strips having a tabular head, and markings differently arranged on the sheets as guides for transferring, the sheets below the top sheet being of transparent paper and the carbon papers being each positioned to face toward the top sheet.

6. In a bookkeeping system employing account cards and means for the mechanical transfer of entries to said cards, a plurality of entry sheets arranged in superposed fashion and means separably connecting the right hand margins of said sheets to form a common stitched marginal portion, the top sheet being unitary and adapted to receive the original typewritten entries and the other sheets forming separable strips differing in size, carbon papers interposed between the sheets for manifolding entries made on the top sheet, extensions 'on the top and bottom sheets, said extensions being located at the top and bottom edges of said sheets and the extensions at the bottom edges of the sheets being defined therefrom by weakened lines, cross strips separably uniting the extensions and forming relatively thin unitary extensions for facilitating the insertion of the pad-like structure thus formed in a typewriter, one of said cross-strips having a tabular head, and markings differently arranged on the sheets as guides for transferring, the sheets below the top sheet being of transparent paper and the carbon papers being each positioned to face toward the top sheet.

'7. In a bookkeeping system employing account cards and means for the mechanical transfer of entries to said cards, a plurality of entry sheets arranged in superposed fashion and means separably connecting the right hand margins of said sheets to form a common stitched marginal portion, the top sheet being unitary and adapted to receive the original typewritten entries and the other sheets forming separable strips differing in size, the several sheets having a weakened line defining said stitched marginal portions from the remainder of the sheets, carbon papers interposed between the sheets for manifolding entries made on the top sheet, extensions on the top and bottom sheets, cross strips separably uniting the extensions and forming relatively thin unitary extensions for facilitating the insertion of the padlike structure thus formed in a typewriter, one of said cross strips having a tabular head, and markings differently arranged on the sheets as guides for transferring, the sheets below the top sheet being of transparent paper and the carbon papers being each positioned to face toward the top sheet.

8. In a bookkeeping system employing account cards and means for the mechanical transfer of entries to said cards, a plurality of entry sheets arranged in superposed fashion and means separably connecting the right hand margins of said sheets to form a common stitched marginal portion, the top sheet being unitary and adapted to receive the original typewritten entries and the other sheets forming separable strips differing in size, the several sheets having a weakened line defining said stitched marginal portions from the remainder of the sheets, carbon papers interposed between the sheets for manifolding entries made on the top sheet, extensions on the top and bottom sheets, said extensions being located at the top and bottom edges of said sheets and the extensions at the bottom edges of the sheets being defined therefrom by weakened lines, cross strips separably uniting the extensions and forming relatively thin unitary extensions for facilitating the insertion of the pad-like structure thus formed in a typewriter, one of said cross strips having a tabular head, and markings difierently arranged on the sheets as guides for transferring, the sheets below the top sheet being of transparent paper and thecarbon papers being each positioned to face toward the top sheet.

REINHOLD RANDZIO. 

